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Oh they may be dissagreeing but I'd bet'cha if they were to meet up they'd be racing to buy the other a beer...
Sure, I'd by Frank a beer.
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Oh they may be dissagreeing but I'd bet'cha if they were to meet up they'd be racing to buy the other a beer...
Diana flew to Cali. for the 2 day workshop. We charge around $300 to add this to our package. She holds a degree in Journalism and will write and rewrite several times.
Then her Toastmasters skills kick and it's rehearse, rehearse, rehearse until it flows smoothly. She reads it live (mostly from memory) and all she'll have is bullet point cards to keep her on track. She reads and I play the music bed. That leads us right into their first dance.
The problem with most of this thread is the idea that you can learn something on a chatboard & your instantly great at it, or atleast "good enough".
I see way too many DJs that view Love Stories as nothing more than the Next Chicken dance. Just schtick that they will deliver over & over the same way or nearly the same way every event.
Preparation is the key for success at anything.
All that I see Frank & Mitch say is that workshops can make you better. Who can really argue with that? Spending a couple days with others, watching them perform, watching you perform & giving critique. That is a workshop. There is NO Mark Ferrell Way to do the love story as most of you are assuming.
I got feedback from an actor I respect that was also in that class. He had been in major films & I was just trying to tread water. I learned from what he had to offer. Did I go out & talk like him & act like he would act? no, rather I realized that he was helping me to find my center. My way of using my talent & personality to maximize the audience response to my performance.
I applaud the post starter for not charging for it until they feel they have developed & learned.
I would also suggest not doing one at all until you've done a few dozen in practice. Take the next 12 weddings you have, follow all the steps you think you might need. Ask the questions, get your information. Then script it, record it, then watch it. Learn before doing is much better than doing something poorly in public.
I never charged extra for anything I did regarding introductions, custom music beds, or stories. To me that just seems cheap. Rather I charged enough for my services to begin with that I didn't feel I needed to piecemeal my services. Full time, part time I could care less, but are you running a real business with a business plan & keeping real books? Those I care about.
There is such a negative energy here most of the time, not sure why. But many that do visit & post here regularly have made that exact comment to me.
My words to the thread starter? Don't do one until you really learn how. Don't do one publicly at a wedding until you have done a dozen for the camera. Learn & become proficient at it before you do it on somebody's wedding day.
Learn before doing.
What's wrong with learning? What's wrong with paying to learn? What's wrong with making more money? What's wrong with bettering yourself?